Cali vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$273	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	95
😀 Quality of life	53	64
🏙️ Population	2.47M	12.4M

The cost of living in Cali is 31% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6693rd and 5031st ($720 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6111th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Sao Paulo

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	Cali	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$12031

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$552
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$493
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$455
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$507
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$551
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$639
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$567
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$639
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$525
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$416
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$727
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$416
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$649
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$511
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$433
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$724
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$883
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$515
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$812
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$867
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$530
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$645
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$778
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$536
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$851
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$617
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$597
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$594
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$624
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$612
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$570
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$638
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659